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The distribution and spread of COVID-19 and SARS cases
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M173 Creator: Yuqing Zhai ’22 Digital Media Studies This map shows a comparison between the distribution and spread of COVID19 and SARS cases, supplementing with a focused map of Asia (sharing the same legend). We can see both viruses were started in China: Guangdong and Hubei. The points on the map are regions…
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Opium Production After Opium War
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M006 Creator: Jinyeong Yim ’19 Cell & Development Cultivated from pre-historic times, opium is arguably the oldest and most widely used narcotics. Historical records indicate that uses of opium had various purposes, such as food, medicine, and ritual. As more people acknowledged what opium can do, the market of opium expanded immensely in…
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Millenia of Growth: When the World’s Top 20 Coffee Producers Began Cultivating Coffee
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M002 Creator: Louis Herman ’20 Political Science This map shows the diverse and global history of coffee. Initially an Ethiopian crop, it soon spread to its neighbors, such as Tanzania and Uganda. Coffee cultivation in India started with Arab traders in the 17th century; from there it was spread to Indonesia by…